Card rack



Sept 10, 1957 R. R. SMITH ET AL 2,805,502

CARD RACK Filed Feb. l, 1956 INVENTOR. Il?. 5ml fh and C RACK Roy R.Smith wd Dyle E. Williams, Kansas City, Mo.; said Smith assigner to saidWiihams Application February 1, 1956, Serial No. 562,736

7 Claims.- (Cl. 41?;72)

This invention relates to ca'rd holders and is particularly adaptablefor use in laundry callrolces and the likeV whereby a card record ismaintained for each customer.

The principal object of the present invention is to provide a cardholder of this character having a plurality of clips or holders forming`pockets for holding the cards, and particularly theV arrangement of theclips and shaping thereof for providing a spring tension on the cards tohold the cards in the pockets and removability of the clips from therods of the holding frame.

Other objects of the present invention are to provide a card holder ofthis character having clips forming pockets for the holding of the cardsconstructed so asv to exert a pressure on the card to resiliently retainthe cards therein; to provide a frame adapted to accommodate a pluralityof holders or clips for holding the cards; to provide means forrotatably mounting the frame on a support; to provide holders for thecards adapted to nest one within the other so as to retain` cards 'on'each side ofthe frame member to provide the rack with a space foradvertising indicia, and vto provide -afdevice of 4this `charactersimple and economical to manufacture.

In accomplishing these and other objects of the present invention, Ihave provided improved details of structure the preferred forms of whichare illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Fig. l is a fragmentary perspective view of a plurality of frame membersmounted on a rotatable support showing the clips or trays for holdingthe cards mounted in the racks.

Fig. 2 is an elevational view of one of the frames with the trays orclips mounted therein and particularly illustrating the horizontal rodsfor mounting the clips and with parts broken away to better illustratethe invention.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged perspective view of one of the clips or trays.

Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view through the clip taken on aline 4 4(Fig. 3).

Fig. 5 is a transverse-sectional view through a portion of the frame andclip particularly illustrating the mounting of the clips on the frame.

Referring more in detail to the drawings.

1 designates a card holder embodying the features of my inventioncomprising, a rotatable support 2 for a plurality of frames 3 pivotallymounted on the support.

The frames 3 consist of parallel vertical side arms or members 4 and 5and ends 6 and 7. The respective ends of the side arm 4 have enlargedportions 8 and 9 providing on its respective ends trunnions and 11 so asto pivotally mount the frame in openings 12 and 13 of upper and lowerspaced plates 14 and 15 mounted upon a rod 16 forming the supportingmember 2 at both the top and bottom as best illustrated in Fig. l so asto provide access to either side of the frame by pivoting said frame.

States Patent Patented sept. 1o, 1957 Any number of frames may beutilized as desired andAV on the horizontally extending rods 17 and areprefer-Y ably formed of a single sheet of material bentas at 20 (Fig.3)`to form upwardlyV extending legs 21 and 22.

Adjacent the bent portion 20 of the holder and Vspaced inwardly from theends thereof the legs 21 and 22 are struck inwardly forming bosses' asindicated at 23 to provide a pocket 24 for the horizontal rods 17 toretain the holders thereon. I preferably providegthe bosses on each legof the clip near theend thereof as illustrated in Fig. 3. The respectivelegs 21 and 22 of the holders are inclined outwardly slightly asindicated at 25 and then inwardly to 'forni a narrow throat.26 Vbetweenthe respective legs and the outer ends are bent outwardly as indicatedat 27 providing a pocket 28 for the cards 19 and to provide a springtension on the holder to provide pressure on the cards toV retain thecards therein.V

indicated at 29, Fig. 5, thus exerting tension on the cards thereinY'as/indicated at 3i). The bosses 231 will retain the holders on thehorizontal rod` but they may' be removed 'therefrom by tensioningoutwardly.

Index tabs or cards 31 may be provided for insertion in the clips andprovided with alphabetical indicial as indicated at 32 (Fig. 2).

The clips or Card holders are placed on the frame 3 by placing same onthe topmost horizontal rods 17 and then each one consecutively mountedto the next below rods, the lowermost horizontal rod being spaced fromthe bottom bar 6 a sucient distance to allow insertion of the lastholder thereover.

Integrally formed with the top of the side arm 5 of the frame 3 is a rodor bar 34 which is rounded upwardly toward the center and downwardly toconnect with the enlarged portion 9 of side bar 4 as illustrated in Fig.2 forming a space 35 between the rod 34 and the upper end of rod 7 ofthe frame 3. A plate 36 for advertising indicia or the like has itsrespective side edges 37 and 38 secured to the rods 7 and 34 by bendingthe edges therearound also as illustrated in Fig. 2, or by othersuitable means.

In operation of a device constructed and assembled as described thecards 19 may be insertedv on each side of the frame 3 in the holders orpockets and extend above the top edge of the holder a suiiicientdistance to allow the name on the card to be viewed as shown at 33 inFig. 5. The card will extend to substantially the top edge of the nextabove holder. The cards are placed on each side of the frame and bypivoting the frame either side may be viewed and rotation of the supportwill bring any frame member immediately to the operators view.

It will be obvious from the foregoing that I have provided an improvedclip or holder for cards on a frame- Work structure which will providespring tension thereon to retain the cards in the pockets onv eitherside of the framework structure.

the legs of the clips What we claim and desire to secure by LettersPatent:

1. In a card holding device including a rotatable support, a framepivotally mounted on said rotatable support, said frame having spacedhorizontal cross members therein, and card holding members removablyarranged on said cross members, said holding members nesting one withinthe other and forming pockets for the cards and exerting pressure on thecards for retaining the same in the pockets. Y Y

2. In a card holding device including a rotatable support, a framepivotally mounted on said rotatable support, said frame having spacedvertical side members, a plurality `of rods extending inwardly fromrtheside members, and card holding members removably arranged on said rods,said holding members' nesting one within the other and forming pocketsfor the cards and said holding members exerting tension Von the cards'for retaining the same in the pockets. r

3. In a card holding device including a rotatable su -V port, a framehaving vertical side arms, spaced rods on said side arms and .extendinginwardly thereof rods, ytrunnion means for pivotally mounting the frameon said rotatable support, substantially U-shaped card holding membershaving side arms removably arranged on said rods, said holding membersforming pockets for the cards and the arms of said U-shaped holdingmembers exerting pressure on the card for retaining the same in thepockets, the top of said frames including space for advertising indicia.Y

4. In a card holding device including a rotatable support and aplurality of frame members having cross rods therein and ytrunnionsV forpivotally mounting the frame on said rotatable support, a substantiallyU-shaped clip Vincluding legs members forming pockets 'for said cards,`

said kclip having means near the U-shaped portion for retaining saidclip on said rods and the legs of said U-shaped clip exerting pressureon the card for retaining the same in the pockets. Y Y

5. In a card holding device including a support and a plurality of framemembers having cross rods therein and trunnions adapted to pivotallymountv the frames on a rotatable support, a substantially U-shaped clipincluding leg members forming a pocket for said cards, said clip havingbosses near the bend of the U-shaped portion for retaining said clip onsaid rods and the legs of said U-shaped clip being bent outwardly fromthe U-shaped portion and inwardly forming a throat portion for exertingpressure on the card for retaining the same in the pocket.

6. In a card holding device including a support and a plurality o'fframe members having spaced rods therein and trunnions adapted topivotally mount the frames on said rotatable support, a substantiallyU-shaped clip including leg members forming a pocket for said cards,said clip lhaving bosses near the U-shaped portion for retaining saidclip on said rods and the legs of said U-shaped clip being bentoutwardly from the bend of the U-shaped portion and inwardly forming athroat portion for exerting pressure on the card for retaining the samein the pocket, the outer portion of said legs being turned outwardly tofacilitate Ventry of the cards into the pocket of the clip, andalphabetical indicia cards spaced vertically in said clip members forready reference to the cards therein.

7. In a card holding device including a support, a panel having spacedside arms swingable on the support, a plurality of spaced rodsintegrally Vformed on the side arms extending horizontally inwardly fromsaid side arms, and resilient clip members for holding the cards mountedon said rods nesting one within the other, said clip members formingpockets for the cards and exerting pressure on the cards for `retainingthe same in the pockets. Y

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